Making it Mindful

Undertaking the #MindfulinMay meditation challenge to strengthen my practice and raise money for clean water projects in developing countries.  To donate: www.mycause.com.au/page/97073/makingitmindfulcsu

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Day 18

Back on the meditation train after being sick with tonsilitis the past few days. Will be making up the days that I missed at the end.

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Days 10, 11 & 12

Day 10: Meditation in the bath.  Relaxation meditation which lead to falling asleep in the bathtub.

Day 11: Walking meditation.

Day 12: Relaxation meditation before sleep.  

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Days 8 & 9

Day 8: Hair Salon meditation.  Did this one while waiting for my housemate while they got their hair done.  Sat with headphones on.  I think towards the end I was somewhere between meditation and drifting off to sleep.  Meditation while tired is not ideal.  

Day 9: Mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes.  Mind drifting to recent memories of pleasant things.  Better than drifting off to stress.

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Day 7

Waiting room meditation. Relaxing amidst people talking, TV on and hustle and bustle. One week in to the challenge and I'm enjoying it. I feel more balanced and relaxed after doing the meditation.

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Day 6

Bubble bath and meditation - excellent relaxing combination.

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Day 5

Mediation during a migraine.  When concentrating on feeling the body, I ended up focusing on the throbbing in my head.  However, by the end of the meditation I felt more relaxed.  It helped me nap afterwards which made the migraine go away.  So, success!

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The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do “Hugging Meditation”

"When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings." “I embrace you with all my heart,” Albert Camus wrote

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Day 4

Work afternoon meditation break.  Going from feeling frazzled and overwhelmed to calm and relaxed.  Good stuff.

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Day 3

10 minute Tara Brach guided meditation on awareness.

Mind bouncing and unfocused at times.  Need to work on focus in the silence.

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Day 2

Meditation done!  Today, I did two meditations for a total of 20 mins.  The first was a relaxation one and the second was a loving-kindness meditation.

It is interesting the way voice, tone and style of the person guiding the meditation can affect the experience.  I’ll be trying a few different ones until I find some that reliably work for me. So far, Tara Brach is working for me.

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Day 1

Almost late but in earnest!

I didn’t do my meditation today until 11pm today.  But got it done!

I did the body relaxation meditation that was sent by the Mindful in May program.  I enjoyed sitting down and taking time out and it was good to spend time on body awareness, but honestly it is not one of my favorite types of meditation.  

I tend to enjoy guided meditations that guide you at the start but then give you quiet to sit with your mind.  I also want to do some more loving-kindness meditation work.  So, I think tomorrow I will use a different guided meditation.  

I am happy that I started the first day of the challenge.  The other people on my work team seem to also be pretty excited.  We’re looking at trying to schedule a few guided meditations together at work if scheduling allows.

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